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The Card
“He's the cheekiest man in town!”
7.0 / 10• 1952• 1h 25m•NR• English
Comedy
Storyline
A charming and ambitious young man finds many ways to raise himself through the ranks in business and social standing - some honest, some not quite so. If he can just manage to avoid a certain very predatory woman.
Cast & Crew
Alec Guinness
Edward Henry 'Denry' Machin
Lead
Glynis Johns
Ruth Earp
Valerie Hobson
Countess of Chell
Petula Clark
Nellie Cotterill
Edward Chapman
Mr. Duncalf
VT
Veronica Turleigh
Mrs. Machin
George Devine
Mr. Calvert
Joan Hickson
Mrs. Codleyn
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ronald Neame's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Card is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
